Discovery certificate for object 2017gkj
TNS Astronomical Transient Report No. 13329 [ 2017TNSTR.941....1T ]

Date Received (UTC): 2017-08-31 16:06:02
Sender: ATLAS (ATLAS_Bot1)
Reporting Group: ATLAS     Discovery Data Source: ATLAS

J. Tonry, B. Stalder, L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland (IfA, University of Hawaii), A. Rest (STScI), K.W. Smith, S. J. Smartt (Queen's University Belfast) report/s the discovery of a new astronomical transient.

IAU Designation: AT 2017gkj
Discoverer internal name: ATLAS17kcp
Coordinates (J2000): RA = 23:15:31.747 (348.882278) DEC = -22:33:37.83 (-22.560507)
Discovery date: 2017-08-20 11:35:31.000 (JD=2457985.9829977)



Photometry

Discovery (first detection):
Discovery date: 2017-08-20 11:35:31.000
Flux: 18.9 ABMag
Filter: cyan-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-02
Telescope: ATLAS Haleakala

Last non-detection:
Last non-detection date: 2017-08-18 12:56:09
Limiting flux: 19.06 ABMag
Filter: orange-ATLAS
Instrument: ATLAS-01
Telescope: ATLAS Mauna Loa


Details of the new object can be viewed here: https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2017gkj